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MacSurfer's Archive: Thursday, August 20, 2015
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Gartner Says Worldwide Smartphone Sales Recorded Slowest Growth Rate Since 2013" ["Apple recorded strong iPhone replacements in both emerging and mature markets — and particularly in China. Total iPhone sales in China grew 68 percent to 11.9 million units.  Apple's double-digit growth in the high-end segment continued to negatively impact its rivals' premium phone sales and profit margins."]  Gartner 8:51 AM
  • "Apple bucks the trend as global smartphone market declines" Cult of Mac 8:51 AM
  • "Gartner: Worldwide iPhone sales grew 36% YOY, while Samsung sales fell 5.3%" 9to5Mac 8:59 AM
  • "Apple Is Taking Over More Of The World's Smartphone Market" Business Pundit 1:41 PM
  • "Apple Watch takes over Selfridges in London with eye-catching floral display" 9to5Mac 3:13 PM
  • "Gorgeous floral installation comes to life in London to promote Apple Watch" iDownload Blog 3:14 PM
  • "Apple commissions manmade floral art to promote Apple Watch at London's Selfridges" AppleInsider 3:14 PM
  • "Apple TV drops to fourth place behind Amazon's Fire TV" CNET 1:15 PM
  • "Apple TV outsold by Amazon's Fire TV in 2014, now the fourth most popular streaming device" 9to5Mac 7:49 PM
  • "Apple TV sales slip to fourth place in US streaming device market, study says" AppleInsider 7:50 PM
  • "The Apple Car's windscreen could be a giant touchscreen" Business Insider 9:34 AM
  • "After Best Buy in US & Canada, Apple Watch goes on sale at other retailers around the world" 9to5Mac 9:00 AM
  • "Apple bringing its watch to more retail outlets in France" iDownload Blog 9:37 AM
  • "Swatch looks to trademark 'one more thing' phrase made famous by Steve Jobs" AppleInsider 1:32 PM
  • "Vulnerability in enterprise-managed iOS devices puts business data at risk: App settings deployed through mobile device management products can be read by other apps" IDG News Service 10:06 AM
  • "Apple's Siri to use Baidu as its default search engine in China" Apple World Today 8:41 AM
  • "How do tech's biggest companies compare on diversity?" The Verge 9:41 AM
  • "Most Apple Watch users embrace Apple Pay" BetaNews 1:15 PM
  • "Major League Baseball okays Apple Watches in the dugout" Fortune 8:55 AM
  • "Wrapping it right: In praise of Apple's packaging" Macworld 8:48 AM
  • "With Geronimo, loving email again may not be such a leap" Cult of Mac 8:52 AM
Non-Apple News
  • "Stephen Hawking's Speech Program Released for Free" Time 7:31 PM
  • "Computers Are Showing Their Biases, and Tech Firms Are Concerned: Software can lead to unintended errors, potentially unfair outcomes" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 4:14 PM
  • "Authors Group Seeks DOJ Probe of Amazon" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 12:47 PM
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Audio Hijack" MacVoices 1:12 PM
  • "TMO Daily Observations 2015-08-20: Amazon Dumps Flash, More iPad Pro Evidence" The Mac Observer 12:58 PM